The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-11-24
RAINSBORO..

November 22d, 1887.
from visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
JONES' at Hillsboro.
Miss Matte Brown, Of spiceland, Ind, after
an extended visit among friends here, left for
home last week.
John Upp, who has been sick with fever, is
c0nvalescipg.
Eddie Knisley, after spending several weeks
with his brother al Xenia, is home again.
Jack Estel removed few days since from the
lands of Lawyer Henry Rhoades to q tenement
house on the lands Of Capt. Barrett.
Zachariah Sanders, Of Indiana, is the guest
Of his mother.
". J. Redkey has purchased James Georges
property on West Main street.
o. N. Sans visited Chillicotho last week.
Aunt Phoebe Milburn, Of Carmel, and Mrs.
]. l.. Gossett, Of this place, returned from q
visit among friends at Springfield on Thurs
day.
j. s.w. spargur's little girl is suffering from
an attack Of lung fever.
James Ferguson will remove to town in o few
days and occupy his new residence.
There will be union Thanksgiving service
at the M. E. Church ct 10 .. m. Thursday. Let
there be general turnout.
Rev. q. J. Wells is attending the Hillsboro
District Ministerial Association at Leesburg
to-day.
Captain D. M. Barrett made business trip
to Athens last week in the interest Of the
asylum.
Rev. Q. ]. Wells will preach at New Peters,
burg next Sabbath at 030 .. M, hence there
es E. Wssss s here pssoh IL ss b the %9F%1ng e.
Church at 2:90 p. m. and Rev. c. J. Wells at
the N. E. Church ct night. Let everybody
note the change and govern themselves accord.
ingly.
There il certainly growing carelessness on
the part Of some one connected with the Green
field Post Office. A few weeks since an import
ant letter addressed to . family at this place
and plainly directed was put in the New Pc
tersburg package on Saturday and arrived here
Tuesday. About . week later another met the
same fate, and had to lay over for the next
mail. About ten days later another took the
same route, and since one was sent to Barrett's
Mills. Here were four letters directed to one
family delayed In each case from two to four
days in period Of about six weeks. II all the
families who receive letters here were as un-
fortunate, there must have been over five hun
dred such mistakes during that period.
Mrs. Jonathan Davis is suffering from So
we're attack Of rheumatism.
John Parker and his mother are arranging
to move to DR.. Troth's farm In the near future.
James W. Spargur, SEN, was taken suddenly
i'll last Thursday with paralysis of the heart,
and although some better, he is confined to his
room.
Charley Roads. eldest son Of Sanford Roads,
is down with fever.
Mrs. H. 8. Foraker and son, Johnnie. are
slowly mending.
Mrs. II. W. Roads condition is not quite o
hopeful as 1t was ten days ago.
John Duff will move to Greenfield next week
and enter into partnership with man named
Yates in the butchering business.
In response to . special invitation Doctors
Latsn, Of Sinking Spring, E. Holmes, of Hills
boro, n. froth, D. n. Mcbride and Glenn, Of
this place, met at the cozy suburban home Of
late him on bis safe arrival at the 68th mile
post on life's journey. The three sons in Hills
boro were in the secret, and, accompanied by
| their cousin, Miss Fannie McKsehan, were
promptly on hand. The gathering was oom-
plete surprise to the Doctor, but was none the
Dr.: Dr. Garrett is . very Intelligent W esntlsman, s,
well read in current literature, - we'll - in
medicine, full Of fun aud original wit, .
| sprightly conversationalist, and TO say that he
participated in and contributed to the social
features Of this occasion and was pleased and
cheerrd by the coming Of these co-laborers and
in the reunion Of bis own family is to state the
case very mildly. The Doctor is . native Of
Highland county, born in Paint township, be-
gan the practice Of medicine in Rainsboro in
early manhood, and for period Of moro than
forty years has Travelled over these hills and
through these valleys administering to the
afflicted, and was eminently successful. For
the past two or three years he has been largely
confined to his room by afliction, but main
tains . cheerfulness that is remarkable. May
he and his worthy companion live to enjoy
many returns Of the season il the wish Of their
many friends.